Virtual Ethnography

Virtual Ethnography
ISBN-10
0761958959
ISBN-13
9780761958956
Category
Social Science
Pages
179
Language
English
Published
2000-06-22
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Author
Christine Hine

Description

Cutting though the exaggerated and fanciful beliefs about the new possibilities of "net life", Hine produces a distinctive understanding of the significance of the Internet and addresses such questions as: what challenges do the new technologies of communication pose for research methods? Does the Internet force us to rethink traditional categories of "culture" and "society?" In this compelling and thoughtful book, Hine shows that the Internet is both a site for cultural formations and a cultural artifact which is shaped by people's understandings and expectations.

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